On this day, Sept. 25, in history nine black students were escorted into Little Rock’s Central High School in one of the key events of school desegregation; President Woodrow Wilson collapsed; author William Faulkner, TV’s Barbara Walters and movie actor-producer Michael Douglas were born. …

On this day, Sept. 21, in history President Bill Clinton’s grand jury testimony in the Monica Lewinsky scandal aired on TV; Authors H.G. Wells and Stephen King were born; ‘Monday Night Football’ premiered, and actor-comedian Bill Murray was born. …

On this day, Sept. 20, in history: Magellan began his globe-trotting voyage; Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal died; actress Sophia Loren was born; Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in a tennis match billed as the ‘Battle of the Sexes’, and singer Jim Croce died in plane crash. …

On this day, Sept. 19, in history: There was a pivotal battle in the American Revolution; President James Garfield died; Bruno Hauptmann was arrested in the Lindbergh baby case; the Unabomber’s manifesto was published, and the ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ premiered. …